Qualea cordata

Qualea cordata
Qualea cordata var. dichotoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Vochysiaceae
Genus: Qualea
Species:
Q. cordata
Binomial name
Qualea cordata
Varieties
  • Qualea cordata var. cordata
  • Qualea cordata var. dichotoma (Mart.) M.Lisboa & K.Yamam.
  • Qualea cordata var. elongata (Warm.) T.Samp. & A.M.Teles
  • Qualea cordata var. grandifolia Warm.
  • Qualea cordata var. intermedia (Warm.) Stafleu

Qualea cordata is a species of flowering plant in the family Vochysiaceae. It is a shrub or tree native to eastern, central, and southern Brazil, eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, and Misiones Province of northeastern Argentina. Five varieties are accepted. Var. dichotoma is known as jacaré and is popular street and garden tree in Brazil.

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